Doll&#39;s head with movable eyes



M. H, SLATER. DOLLS HEAD WITH MOVAB'L'E EYES: APPLICATION man FEB. 28. 1921.

1,414,901; Patented May 2, 1922*.-

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Marni.- H. SLATER, or new Yonk, N; Y.

DOLLS HEAD WITH MOVABLE EYES.

v Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 192-2.

Application filed February 28, 1921. Serial No. 448,329.

able Eyes, of which the following is a speci-.

fication.

This invention relates to an improved dolls head.

The object of the invention is to. provide a dolls head which can be used as areceptacle for any desired articles, more part1cularly as a receptacle for coins and thus constitute a to bank. T e object of the invention is further to provide a dolls head in which the eyes are movable in grooves so as to assume different positions relatively to each other and relatively to the nose of the face of the doll, whereby the head, upon being tipped, causes the eyes to roll in the grooves and assume different positions, making the same very amusing and also requiring considerable skill to cause the eyes to assume various positions relatively to'each other.

The invention also embodies a removable closure which'can be used as a pen-wiper.

The principal novelty of the invention resides in the construction-whereby the eyes can be-moved by tipping the head in difierent positions to assume different relative positions.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a dolls head embodying my invention and particularly adapted to be used as a toy bank.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same taken on the line 2-2, Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevation of one of the eyes.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional elevation taken on the line 4-4, Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail section taken on the line 5-5, Fig. 3.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings, 6 is a dolls head embodying my invention. In the drawings this head is designed to imitate a Chinaman, but.

it is evident that, without-departin from the spirit of the invention, it might imitate any kind of a face. The head, as a Whole, forms a container which may beused as a toy bank, 7 being the mouth through which coins 8 may be inserted into the interior of the head. 9 is a closure adapted to be inst .ted in the opening 10 in the top of the head and to be removed when it is desired to take the coins out of the head. This closure is preferably made 'ofbristles, so that they can be used as a pen-wiper. 12 and 13 are the eyes of the doll consisting of upper lids 14 and 15 and lower lids 16 and 17 with slits 18 and 19 interposed between said upper and lower lids. A curvilinear groove 20 is provided adjacent to and at the rear of each of the slits 18 and 19 and a ball 21 is located in each of said grooves representing the eye-balls of the doll. These grooves are curvilinear in form and terminate inpockets 22 and 23, said pockets being separated from each other by a cam-shaped partition 24, so that when the ball is located in either one of the pockets the head is tipped in order to'cause the b'all't'o roll in its grooves over the cam-shaped. partition 24 and into the pocket 24 and vice versa.

It will be noted by reference to Figs. 1

and 5 that the upper lid 14 and the lower lid 16 project forwardly and downwardly beyond the vertical median plane A-A, the width of the slits 18 and 19 being less than the diameter of the ball 21, so that the hall cannot drop out through the slits.

In order to cause the eyes to assume different positions in their respective grooves, considerable skill is required, for instance, if it is desired to have both of the eyes in the ends of the grooves nearest the nose, the head has to be tipped and shaken in a certain way in order to get the eyes to assume these positions. The sameis true if it is desired to have the eye-ball 21 enter the the nose, while 24,-thus giving the doll the appearance of rolling its eyes upwardly. In other cases.

Where the eyes are both in the ends of'the I pockets nearest the nose, it gives the doll a cross-eyed expression. By properly handling the dolls head, the eyes can also be caused to enter the pockets farthest removed from the nose in which case the doll assumes a wall-eyed expression. Thus it will be seen that a great deal of amusement can be obtained and considerable skill acquired by means of this toy bank.

I claim:

1. A dolls head having, in combination, a nose, a pair of eyes located on opposite sides of said nose, said head having elongated grooves terminating at their opposite ends in pockets, in which grooves said eyes are located and along which they are adapted to roll from one of said pockets to the other, whereby they may assume difierent 1 5 positions,

2. A dolls head having, in combination,

a nose, a pair of eyes located on opposite sides of said nose, said head having elongated grooves terminating at their opposite ends in pockets said pockets being separated from each other by cam-shaped partitions, in which grooves said eyes are located and along which they are adapted to roll from one of said pockets to the other, whereby they may assume difierent positions In testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MABEL H. SLATER. l/Vitnesses:

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